diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index 92bb8fe..bf75083 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -1087,7 +1087,7 @@ func Load() (*Config, error) {
 	if demoModeEnv != "" {
 		cfg.DemoMode = demoModeEnv == "true" || demoModeEnv == "1"
 		if cfg.DemoMode {
-			log.Warn().Msg("🎭 DEMO MODE - All modifications disabled (read-only)")
+			log.Warn().Msg("DEMO MODE - All modifications disabled (read-only)")
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/config/persistence.go b/internal/config/persistence.go
index 3fe77ba..00aa7b7 100644
--- a/internal/config/persistence.go
+++ b/internal/config/persistence.go
@@ -1036,7 +1036,7 @@ func (c *ConfigPersistence) LoadNodesConfig() (*NodesConfig, error) {
 					log.Error().
 						Str("corruptedFile", c.nodesFile).
 						Str("backupFile", backupFile).
-						Msg("⚠️  CRITICAL: Both nodes.enc and backup are corrupted/unreadable. Encryption key may have been regenerated. Manual recovery required. Starting with empty config.")
+						Msg("CRITICAL: Both nodes.enc and backup are corrupted/unreadable. Encryption key may have been regenerated. Manual recovery required. Starting with empty config.")
 
 					// Move corrupted file with timestamp for forensics
 					corruptedFile := fmt.Sprintf("%s.corrupted-%s", c.nodesFile, time.Now().Format("20060102-150405"))
@@ -1058,7 +1058,7 @@ func (c *ConfigPersistence) LoadNodesConfig() (*NodesConfig, error) {
 				// CRITICAL: Don't delete the corrupted file - leave it for manual recovery
 				log.Error().
 					Str("corruptedFile", c.nodesFile).
-					Msg("⚠️  CRITICAL: nodes.enc is corrupted and no backup exists. Encryption key may have been regenerated. Manual recovery required. Starting with empty config.")
+					Msg("CRITICAL: nodes.enc is corrupted and no backup exists. Encryption key may have been regenerated. Manual recovery required. Starting with empty config.")
 
 				// Move corrupted file with timestamp for forensics
 				corruptedFile := fmt.Sprintf("%s.corrupted-%s", c.nodesFile, time.Now().Format("20060102-150405"))
diff --git a/internal/crypto/crypto.go b/internal/crypto/crypto.go
index 5dd0dd3..b236edd 100644
--- a/internal/crypto/crypto.go
+++ b/internal/crypto/crypto.go
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ func getOrCreateKeyAt(dataDir string) ([]byte, error) {
 		log.Error().
 			Strs("foundFiles", foundFiles).
 			Str("dataDir", dataDir).
-			Msg("⚠️  CRITICAL: Encryption key not found but encrypted/backup/corrupted files exist")
+			Msg("CRITICAL: Encryption key not found but encrypted/backup/corrupted files exist")
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("encryption key not found but encrypted data exists (%v) - cannot generate new key as it would orphan existing data. Please restore the encryption key from backup or delete ALL .enc* files to start fresh", foundFiles)
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/notifications/notifications.go b/internal/notifications/notifications.go
index 6f639c2..f0fa0f1 100644
--- a/internal/notifications/notifications.go
+++ b/internal/notifications/notifications.go
@@ -1610,7 +1610,7 @@ func (n *NotificationManager) sendGroupedWebhook(webhook WebhookConfig, alertLis
 			if len(otherAlerts) > 0 {
 				// For custom templates, we need to escape newlines since they're likely
 				// used in shell commands or other contexts that need escaping
-				alert.Message = fmt.Sprintf("%s\\n\\n🔔 All %d alerts:\\n%s", summary, len(alertList), strings.Join(otherAlerts, "\\n"))
+				alert.Message = fmt.Sprintf("%s\\n\\nAll %d alerts:\\n%s", summary, len(alertList), strings.Join(otherAlerts, "\\n"))
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -1670,10 +1670,10 @@ func (n *NotificationManager) sendGroupedWebhook(webhook WebhookConfig, alertLis
 					// Discord embeds don't render \n in description anyway
 					if webhook.Service == "discord" {
 						// Use comma-separated list for Discord
-						alert.Message = fmt.Sprintf("%s | 🔔 %d alerts: %s", summary, len(alertList), strings.Join(otherAlerts, ", "))
+						alert.Message = fmt.Sprintf("%s | %d alerts: %s", summary, len(alertList), strings.Join(otherAlerts, ", "))
 					} else {
 						// For other services, escape newlines properly
-						alert.Message = fmt.Sprintf("%s\\n\\n🔔 All %d alerts:\\n%s", summary, len(alertList), strings.Join(otherAlerts, "\\n"))
+						alert.Message = fmt.Sprintf("%s\\n\\nAll %d alerts:\\n%s", summary, len(alertList), strings.Join(otherAlerts, "\\n"))
 					}
 				}
 			}